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• Othersode #105: The Animal Community / The White Lotus with Todd Osborne

  We’re briefly leaving our luxury villas to talk about season three of The White Lotus! Join us as we chat about the cast, the season’s setting, the characters we loved and hated, and what we can learn about the characters based on their book choices. Then we have a long overdue conversation with Todd Osborne about his debut poetry collection, Gatherer. You’ll even be treated to a few readings of his poems in this section of the episode!Look for our next Bookpisode on May 13th where we’ll be discussing When the Wolf Comes Home, the new novel by Nat Cassidy. Then join us and special guest Mary Kay McBrayer (author of Madame Queen: The Life and Crimes of Harlem’s Underground Racketeer, Stephanie St. Clair) to talk about Good American Family (Hulu) on May 27.P.S. Our lil podcast just turned 8 years old! If you’d like to get us a birthday gift, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and consider supporting us on Patreon for just $3/month! TOC::30– Welcome, Todd!10:24–What is White Lotus?13:09–Cast talk15:00–Setting30:00– Characters54:14– What’s up with the storyline with Rick?1:05:38– What characters are reading1:12:46–Interviewing Todd about Gatherer!1:57:30– What’s up next?Links - “One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop- https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47536/one-art “Do Not Go Gently Into That Good Night” by Dylan Thomas- https://poets.org/poem/do-not-go-gentle-good-night “Morning Rituals” by Todd Osborne- https://www.hobartpulp.com/web_features/morning-rituals Gatherer, available at Belle Point Press- https://bellepointpress.com/products/gatherer

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• BSG #105: For Peat's Sake / The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister

  Get ready to listen to us say “peat” about a hundred times because we’re discussing The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister. We talk about the Haddesley sibling dynamics, the infamous Bog Wife herself, the bog as a character, and of course, generational trauma. Join us and special guest Todd Osborne (husband of the pod) on April 29 for a special one-year celebration of his poetry collection, Gatherer, and a chat about The White Lotus season three. Then read along with us for our next Bookpisode about When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy on May 13. Feeling extra supportive this week? Head over to our Patreon and consider supporting us for just $3/month! Don’t forget to leave us a rating and review on Apple podcasts, and we’ll read it on the pod!TOC0:30 – Get on our Patreon, and icebreaker12:14 – Book intro16:20 – Siblings and their relationship dynamics33:33 – Who is the bog wife?44:00 – The bog is a character52:00 – How did they stay isolated?56:20 – Generational trauma and the patriarchy1:03:20 – Ratings1:06:18 – What’s on the blog? What’s up next?Links: https://electricliterature.com/in-kay-chronisters-novel-a-father-is-sacrificed-for-a-bog-wife-who-never-arrives/

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• Othersode #104: Cooch to the Wind / A Scythe & Sparrow Hatepisode

  It’s appropriate this book involves a circus because we about to clown on it. Join the squad for a Hatepisode about Brynn Weaver’s Scythe & Sparrow, the third installment in the Ruinous Love Trilogy. After Mary gives us an overview of the other two books, we get a special review of Butcher & Blackbird by Emily’s dad, Charlie. Then we talk about the cringeworthy “trigger warnings” and then spend a lot of time dissecting the “spice,” which is not as transgressive as it thinks it is. After we barely survive this discussion, we get into some listener feedback. Read along for our next Bookpisode about The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister on April 15th. Then join us April 29th for an Othersode about season 3 of The White Lotus, plus a conversation with Todd about his poetry collection, Gatherer. Have you read any of the Ruinous Love Trilogy? We need to hear from you. Email us at [email protected] or DM us on social media! Also, are you a patron yet? Support us on Patreon for only $3 a month and get a monthly newsletter of pet photos!TOC 1:11 — Icebreaker question13:15—Charlie's review35:30—The spice!45:28—Dialogue during sex scenes47:00—The audiobook--man doing man voice47:27—Cringy sex scene reading50:12—Ask a Man55:51—Marriage: why?58:00—The epilogue1:03—1 star reviews1:09—Feedback

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• BSG #104: All Natalies Grow Up Eventually / Entitlement by Rumaan Alam

  Join us in the depths of the NYC subway system for an accidental hatepisode! We didn’t love Entitlement by Rumaan Alam, but we had a good time talking about billionaires, flat characters, lying to get a cool apartment, and of course, the guy on the subway poking people with a hypodermic needle. Join us on April 1st for an intentional hatepisode about Scythe and Sparrow by Brynne Weaver! Then read along for our next regular Bookpisode on The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister on April 15th!TOC:30 – Welcome to the madness9:30 – Book Intro12:23 – Why is this set in 2014?24:48 – Reviews and characterization44:22 – The Subway Pricker!53:00 – Ratings1:00:00 – What’s on the blog? LolWhat’s up next? 

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• Othersode #103: We're All Just Structures, Man / The Monkey with Samantha Allen

  It’s safe to listen, but whatever you do, don’t wind that monkey! Join us and special guest Samantha Allen, author of Roland Rogers Isn’t Dead Yet, for a fun chat about The Monkey film, based on the short story by our man Stephen King. After discussing cursed toys of our own childhoods, we talk about the horror-comedy genre and how it relates to grief, the family relationships, performances, and our favorite deaths. Read along for our next Bookpisode on Entitlement by Rumaan Alam on March 18th. Then get ready for a special Hatepisode on Scythe and Sparrow by Brynne Weaver on April 1st! (Pure coincidence that it’s on April Fool’s Day. We’re actually very serious about being haters.) Drop us a rating and review, and if you’re feeling extra supportive, head over to our Patreon and become a patron of the pod!TOC:30 – Welcome, Samantha! And icebreaker13:30 – Movie intro15:09 – Short story v movie; genre23:00 – Let’s talk about the gore30:00 – Familial relationships and performancss45:40 – Fave deaths47:43 – Questions from the group57:00 – Ratings1:03:45 – Romance chat and what’s up next

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